or 150,000 alleged dead penguins no one has seen BUENOS AIRES, Argentina––Two of the most timeless axioms in journalism and a great opportunity to educate the public about endangered dolphins and global warming were overlooked during the third week of February 2016 amid an international media scrum and a frenzy of activist denunciations of Argentine […]

SAEN asks USDA-APHIS to fine Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories the max EVERETT, Washington––Accusing the U.S. facilities of the Japanese-owned company Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories of “fatal negligence” leading to the deaths of monkeys for at least the fourth time in eight years, Stop Animal Exploitation Now on January 27, 2016 asked the USDA Animal […]

Amplifies awareness of Taiji dolphin killing TOKYO, Japan––“Be careful what you wish for,” someone might have reminded the government of Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe. Seeking to silence global criticism of dolphin slaughters and captures for exhibition, at the height of the 2015-2016 Taiji dolphin hunting season, the Japanese government has held dolphin defender […]

New year begins with “Blue Cove Days,” but probably not for long TAIJI, Japan––December 2015 concluded and 2016 began with 10 consecutive “Blue Cove Days,” as Dolphin Project founder Ric O’Barry calls days when no dolphins are killed at the infamous scene near Taiji where the 2009 Academy Award-winning documentary The Cove was covertly filmed. […]

Were ordered to stop by Australian court in 2008, & by International Court of Justice in 2014 Sydney, Australia––Sydney Federal Court Justice Margaret Jagot on November 18, 2015 fined the Japanese whaling firm Kyodo Senpaku Kaisha $1 million Australian for killing whales in Australian waters, within the Southern Ocean sanctuary recognized by the International Whaling […]

by Andrew Darby DaCapo Press (11 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA 02142), 2008. 320 pages, hardcover. $25.00. Reviewed by Merritt Clifton Long covering whaling and whale-related politics for the Melbourne Age and the Sydney Morning Herald, Andrew Darby enjoys a reputation as the best there ever was on the whale beat, at least since Herman Melville […]

Did the dogs come from dog meat farms or from puppy millers, hoarders, & dogfighters? SEOUL, South Korea––Has Humane Society International thus far in 2015 bought out three South Korean breeders of dogs for meat, or several puppy millers breeding primarily for the pet trade, and/or unwittingly bought a dogfighter’s culls, and/or just bought some […]

U.S. animal charities have now paid circa $28 million in damages to animal use industries in 31 months FRIDAY HARBOR, Washington––The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society has agreed to pay at least $2.55 million in damages to the Institute of Cetacean Research and Kyodo Senpaku, the entities operating the Japanese “research” whaling industry. “In exchange,” the […]

NEW DELHI––Erratic performance from some Indian-made vaccines may be undercutting foot-and-mouth disease eradication efforts throughout the developing world, potentially threatening the lives of millions of cattle, sheep, pigs, and other hooved animals. The alleged vaccine failures might also pose a significant threat to animals in Europe and North America. Foot-and-mouth disease can travel with infected […]